This site is maintained for Midwives in Private Practice (MiPP), a collective of independent midwives in Victoria. We are committed to the essence of midwifery, being 'with woman' - each woman and her midwife preparing to welcome the child she bears, working in harmony with and protecting intuitive natural processes in birth and nurture of the newborn and the establishment of loving, resilient families.

Saturday, April 19, 2014

The costs of institutional births

I would like to share this youtube videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eZJqMhxD00The Costs of Institutional Births: a wake-up call for obstetricians,
presented by Dr Amali Lokugamage at the recent RCOG conference in India.

It's an excellent summary of the (growing) body of knowledge around
birth place, the physiology of birth, birth ecology, sociology,
economics, continuity of midwifery care, ... and quotes some of the
great Australian research on these matters.

Please take a moment to watch the presentation, and share it with others who are committed to improving maternity care for mothers and babies.

Midwives choosing to work privately, rather than being employed by hospitals, do so because it allows us to be flexible about the care we provide. We offer one-to-one primary care, which enables the woman and her midwife to establish a partnership based on trust and reciprocity.

Midwives who are interested in extending their practices to include a caseload and homebirth, whether as independent (self-employed) practitioners or as employees of a maternity service, are welcome to join in with MiPP activities. If you have a blog or website that you would like linked to this blog, or have other questions, please get in touch.

Thankyou for visiting this blog. I hope you will find it informative and useful. If you want to contact me by email, rather than leaving a message in the comments section of the blog, please do so joy@aitex.com.au.Joy Johnston